SUDDEN SUCCESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 834, 30 November 1929, Page 12

SUDDEN SUCCESS

NOEL RYAN’S PLACE IN SWIMMING AUCKLAND APPEARANCES An extraordinary rise to prominence in Australian swimming is to the credit of Noel Ryan, the IS-year-old Sydney champion who, with Owen Griffith, Mew South Wales 220 yards champion! competes in the Tepid Bathe on Wednesday' and Thursday evening, next. Ryan was not known until he established phenomenal times lor a boy 0 f 16 at a secondary' schools carnival in 1927. He swam 100 yards in 65 2-5, et 220 y'ards in 2.45, and 440 yards hi 5.49 2-5. In January, 1928. he ip. peared in Australian championship, and, after swimming second to E. w Jones, distance champion, over 44, yards, he defeated Moss Christie, 13*4 Olympic swimmer, over 1,500 metres in 22.30, the best Australian time for the distance. He also swam 100 yards in 61 2-ssec and 220 yards in 2.36 1-5, In Australia last season, Ryan did remarkably well against the world’, best swimmer, Arne Borg. Borg towered above Ryan in physiqpe, but the Australian y'outh established remarkably good times, second to Borg, over 440 yards and 880 yards. The respective times weer 5.17 and 11.2. Ryan's touring companion. Owen Griffiths, is a steady swimmer who will provide keen contests with New Ze*. landers. Gordon Brldson, of Auckland, national middle-distance erhampion, le in fine training in readiness for the Australians’ visit. There Is doubt concerning the possibility of D. J. Lindsay, of Waitemata Club, and New Zealand Oly'mpic representative, part, nering Bridson in meeting the Aus. tralians, but Auckland can place prom, inent handicap swimmers in the held.